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- 1583 Birth of Virginia Andreini Soprano
Born 1 Jan 1583 Milan Died 1630
Created Arianna in Arianna (Monteverdi)
- 1585 Italian Composer Giovanni Gabrieli is second organist at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. His uncle Andrea Gabrieli was first.
- 1602 German organist and composer Hans Leo Hassler named court organist in Prague.
- 1637 German harpsichordist
and composer Johann Jakob Froberger, (1616 - 1667), a student of Frescobaldi, joins the Imperial Chapel in Vienna.
- 1666 FP of Benedetto Pallavicino's (1551-1601) first opera Demetrio at the Teatro San Moise in Venice.
- 1714 Birth of Giovanni Battista Mancini Castrato
Born 1 Jan 1714 Ascoli Piceno Died 4 Jan 1800
Teachers:- Antonio Mario Bernacchi, Leo Leonardo
Pupil :- Celeste Coltellini
- 1732 Death of Nicolino (Nicolo Grimaldi) Castrato
Born Apr 1673 Naples Died 1 Jan 1732
Debut as Armillo in Stellidaura vendicata (Provenzale) 1685
Teacher :- Francesco Provenzale
Created Rinaldo in Rinaldo (Handel)
Amadigi in Amadigi di Gaula (Handel)
Idaspe in Amanti Generosi (Mancini)
Ambleto in Ambleto (Gasparini)
Catone in Catone in Utica (Leo)
Idreno in Semiramide Riconosciuto (Porpora)
Tigrane in Tigrane (Scarlatti A)
Sang in premiere of Caduta di Mineo (Scarlatti A)
Prigioniero Fortunato (Scarlatti A)
Scipione nelle Spagni (Scarlatti A)
Cambise (Scarlatti A)
Idaspe Fedele (Mancini)
Massimiano (Orlandini)
Didone Abbandonati (Vinci)
Siroe Re di Persia (Vinci)
- 1764 Leopold Mozart and his two children dine at the French court.
- 1773 FP of the poem Amazing Grace by John Newton in Olney England.
BOOK-
Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song
by Steve Turner, Judy Collins (Introduction)
1777 Birth of American composer Micah HAWKINS in Head of the Harbor, NY. He played flute, piano and violin. Composed the first opera by an American composer on an American theme. The Saw-Mill, or Yankee Trick was performed at the Chatham Garden Theater in NYC in 1824-25. d-1825.
1780 Death of German composer Johann Ludwig Krebs in Altenburg. b-Buttelstedt, subarban Weimar 10 OCT 1713.
1782 Death of German composer Johann Christian BACH in London at age 47. Youngest surviving son of J.S. Bach. b-Leipzig, 5 SEP 1735.
1801 The first musical presentation at the White House. The U.S. Marine Band performs for New Years day reception of President John Adams.
1806 Birth of Giulio Pellegrini Bass
Born 1 Jan 1806 Milan Died 12 July 1858
Teacher :- Davide Banderali
1821 Birth of Joseph Tagliafico Bass-Baritone
Born 1 Jan 1821 Toulon Died 27 Jan 1900
Debut 1844
Teachers:- Luigi Lablache, Piermarini
Created Lefort in Pietro il Grande (Jullien)
1843 Birth of Russian composer Nikolay Nikolayevitch LODYZHENSKY in St. Petersburg. d-15 FEB 1916.
1847 FP Schumann's Piano Concerto in a. Clara Schumann, pianist, in
Vienna.CD-Robert Schumann/Edvard Greig: Concertos For Piano And Orchestra
1848 Birth of Adolf Krossing Tenor
Born 1 Jan 1848 Prazan Died 28 Jan 1933
Debut in Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 10 Nov 1870
Teacher :- J V Vogel
Created Skrivanek in Secret (Smetana)
Michalek in Devil's Wall (Smetana)
Sang in premiere of Debora (Foerster)
1865 Birth of Italian-American composer Giuseppe FERRATA in Gradioli. d-New Orleans, LA 1928.
1870 Birth of Anton Van Rooy Bass-Baritone
Born 1 Jan 1870 Rotterdam Died 29 Nov 1932
Debut as Wotan in Ring (Wagner) 1897
Teacher :- Julius Stockhausen
1871 Birth of Charles Dalmores Tenor
Born 1 Jan 1871 Nancy Died 6 Dec 1939
Debut as Siegfried in Ring (Wagner) 1899
Teachers:- Dauphin, Edmond-Alphonse Verguet, Franz Emmerich
Created Lancelot in Roi Arthus (Chausson)
Sang in premiere Oracolo (Leoni)
1871 Birth of Freidrich Weidemann Baritone
Born 1 Jan 1871 Ratzeberg Died 30 Jan 1919
Debut 1896
Teachers:- Wilhelm Vilmar, Conrad Muschler
1873 Birth of American recording executive and producer Frederick William GAISBERG. d-1951. See: Sound recording in India.
1876 Birth of Paul Payan Bass
Born 1 Jan 1876 Died 1 Nov 1959
Teacher :- Jacques Isnardon
Sang in premiere of La Habanera (Laparra)
Macbeth (Bloch)
Lepreuse (Lazzari)
Marouf (Rabaud)
1878 Birth of American Bandmaster and composer Edwin Franko GOLDMAN in Louisville, KY. d-NYC, 21 FEB 1956.
1879 FP of Brahms Violin Concerto, Brahms conducting, Joseph Joachim,
soloist, in Leipzig.CD-Hilary Hahn ~ Brahms ˇ Stravinsky - Violin Concertos
1885 Birth of American composer Roland DIGGLE. d-1954.
1889 Birth of Russian-American conductor Alexander SMALLENS in St.
Petersburg.
1889 Birth of Polish-American composer Tadeusz JARECKI. d-1955.
1891 Antonin Dvorak was named professor of music at Prague Conservatory.
1892 Birth of Polish conductor Artur RODZINSKI. d- 1958.
1892 Birth of Sven D'Ailly Bass
Born 1 Jan 1892 Stockholm Died 14 Aug 1969
Teachers:- A Ekholm, Gillis Bratt
Debut 1912
1894 FP of Antonin Dvorák's String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 American, in Boston.CD-Dvorák: The String Quartets
1897 Death of Joseph Theodor Barbot Tenor
Born 12 April 1824 Toulouse Died 1 Jan 1897
Debut 1848
Teachers:- Elwart, Manuel Garcia Jnr
Pupils :- Albert Vaguet, Meyriane Heglon
Created Faust in Faust (Gounod)
1898 Birth of Austrian conductor and accompaniest Viktor ULLMAN in Prague. d-Auschwitz, 18 OCT 1944.
1898 Birth of German soprano Marta FUCHS in Stuttgart. d-22 SEP 1974 in
Stuttgart.
Sang in premiere of Der Gunstling (Wagner-Regeny)
1907 Birth of Swiss conductor Erich SCHMID in Balsthal. d-Zurich, 17 DEC 2000.
1908 Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), chosen as new conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in
NYC, conducting Tristan and Isolde.
1911 Birth of Polish-American violinist Roman TOTENBERG. Father of Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent.
1911 Birth of Cesare Bardelli Baritone
Born 1 Jan 1911 Sanpierdarena Genoa Died 13 Dec 2000
Debut as Amonasro in Aida (Verdi) 1937
Teacher :- Alfredo Bardelli (father), Barsanti, Pizzi
1920 Birth of Suzanne Juyol Soprano
Born 1 Jan 1920 Paris
Debut as Margared in Roi D'Ys (Lalo)
Teacher :- Claire Croiza
Sang in premiere of Sampiero Corso (Tomasi)
1922 Birth of Andrzej Hiolski Baritone
Born 1 Jan 1922 Lvov Lemberg Died 26 Feb 2000
Debut 1941
Teachers:- Adamo Didur, H Oleska
Sang in premiere of Devils of Loudon (Penderecki)
1926 Birth of Ingeborg Wenglor Soprano
Born 1 Jan 1926 Dresden
Debut as Marie in Waffenschmied (Lortzing ) 1948
Teacher :- Elise Stunzner
Sang in premiere of Der Arme Konrad (Forest)
1928 Birth of Portugese-American conductor Antonio de ALMEIDA. d-1997.
1930 Birth of German composer Werner HEIDER in Furth.
1934 Birth of Liliana Poli Soprano
Born 1 Jan 1934 Florence
Debut as Micaela in Carmen (Bizet) 1959
Created Woman in Tutto cio che accade (Bartolozzi)
Sang in premiere of Persefone (Lupi)
1934 Birth of Joyce Blackham Mezzo-Soprano
Born 1 Jan 1934 Rotherham
Debut as Olga in Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 1955
Teacher :- Joseph Hislop
1936 Birth of American conductor and Music Director of the Opera Orchestra of New York, Eve QUELER in NYC.
1940 Birth of Hungarian composer Laszlo SARY in Gyor.
1941 Birth of Portugese pianist Alberto PORTUGHEIS.
1942 FP of Carlos Chavez's Piano Concerto. Eugene List, pianist, with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Dimtri Mitropoulos in NYC.CD-Carlos Chávez: Concierto para Violin; Concierto para Piano
1947 Birth of Laszlo Polgar Bass
Born 1 Jan 1947 Somogyszentpal Hungary
Debut as Ceprano in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1971
Pupil :- Istvan Kovacs
1948 Birth of American composer Bernadette SPEACH.
1948 Death of German pianist and conductor Herman Karl Zilcher in Wurzburg. b-Frankfurt-am-Main, 18 AUG 1881.
1953 Birth of American composer Kevin HANLON.
1953 FP of Ernest Bloch's Suite Hebraďque in Chicago.CD-Ernest Bloch: Works for Viola & Piano - Suite for Viola & Piano (1919) / Meditation & Processional / Suite Hébraique / Suite for Solo Viola
1955 Birth of Carol Sparrow Mezzo-Soprano
Born 1 Jan 1955 North Carolina
Created Miranda in Tempest (Hoiby)
1965 Death of Vincenzo Guicciardi Baritone
Born 28 Oct 1889 Modena Died 1 Jan 1965
Created Robincan in Vole di Notte (Dallapiccola)
Sang in premiere of La Notte di Zoraima (Montemezzi)
Antonio e Cleopatra (Malipiero)
Re Lear (Frazzi)
Ivania (Pizzi)
1977 Death of American tenor Roland Hayes in Boston at 89.
Born 3 Jun 1887 Chattanooga.
Teachers:- Victor Beigel, A Calhoun, Georg Henschel, Arthur J Hubbard
Amanda Aldridge
Pupil :- Kenneth J Spencer
1994 Death of Stefan Islandi Tenor
Born 6 Oct 1907 Iceland Died 1 Jan 1994
Debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca (Puccini) 1933
Teacher :- Ernesto Caronna
1998 Death of Todd Duncan Baritone
Born 12 Feb 1903 Danville Ky Died 1 Jan 1998
Debut as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1934
Pupils :- Lawrence Winters, Philip Booth, David Griffith, Jerry Jennings
Blair Wilson
Created Porgy in Pergy and Bess (Gershwin)
Rev Stephen Kumalo in Lost in the Stars (Weill)
1998 Death of Randolph Symonette Bass-Baritone
Born 23 Nov 1918 Bahamas Died 1 Jan 1998
Teachers:- Paul Althouse, Clytie Mundie
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